Royal Botanic Gardens: RBGKEW1324 - Summer Commission 2025

UK-Richmond: Design consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
       Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2083325000, Email: procurement@kew.org
       Contact: Sarah Jandu
       Main Address: www.kew.org
       NUTS Code: UKI

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Environment

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: RBGKEW1324 - Summer Commission 2025            
      Reference number: RBGKEW1324

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79415200 - Design consultancy services.
            ME04-7 - Of artistic objects


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: We are seeking a design agency/artist/creative collective to lead the creation of a new major commission for summer 2025 at Kew Gardens, providing the must-see reason to visit Kew across the summer months.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 550,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: We are seeking a design agency/artist/creative collective to lead the creation of a new major commission for summer 2025 at Kew Gardens, providing the must-see reason to visit Kew across the summer months.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 100
      Quality criterion - Name: Presentation / Weighting: 20
                  
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open Accelerated
         Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Original Summer 2025 project was cancelled. This notice is for the replacement project. The procurement has been accelerated to enable sufficient timescales of the project delivery in 2025, providing adequate time for concept development with Kew, relevant agreed sign offs, planning permission and and production.

   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-019109
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 16/08/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 14
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Jingo Juice Ltd t/a Marshmallow Laser Feast., 09880283
             Unit 001 2 Schwartz Wharf,, 92 White Post Lane,, London, E9 5GU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 550,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 550,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
          London, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/09/2024